Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani (Arabic: ???? ??? ????? ???? ???? ??? ?????????; born 31 December 1956), also known as Ghazouani and Ould Ghazouani, is a Mauritanian retired general and politician who is the President of Mauritania, assuming office on 1 August 2019.He is a former General Director of National Security and former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Mauritania (2008–2018).
He was Defence Minister for Mauritania from October 2018 to March 2019.
A close ally of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Ghazouani was elected as President of Mauritania on 22 June 2019 following the presidential election.